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Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

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In 1999 he was the first person to circumnavigate the globe non-stop in a balloon, called Breitling Orbiter 3. Besides being the first person to see the curvature of the Earth, Auguste was the inspiration for the Professor Cuthbert Calculus character in The Adventures of Tintin series of comic novels. There are no emissions at all.

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This Man Made the Modem in Your Phone a Reality

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Broadcom, CableLabs, General Instrument, LANcity, 3Com, and others began collaborating in 1995 to create an international standard called the Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS). And in his free time, he takes long e-bike rides just to enjoy the neighborhoods. He also chairs the board of the Broadcom Foundation.

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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

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The neighborhood offers striking views of the harbor and the luxury cruise ships. In 2023, rents in Ushuaia outpaced even those of Palermo, one of the trendiest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. Her first home there was a flimsy structure made of nylon and wood.

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Phuket, Thailand Has a Fine-Dining Scene That Rivals the Beach

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Stay Here A New Hotel in Taiwans Capital With Sweeping City Views and Personal Plunge Pools When Dunhua North Road was constructed after World War II, the wide, tree-lined boulevard linked what was then Taipei, Taiwans main airport with the city center, welcoming international visitors to the growing metropolis.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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Broadcasting a false distress signal over maritime radio is a violation of international code and, in the United States, a federal Class D felony. Secret Service claims to be able to identify an unknown person in a voice-only lineup, comparing a recording of an unknown voice with a recording of a known speaker, as a reference.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Personal computers in the late 1980s began incorporating CD-ROM drives, but initially these could read only from prerecorded disks and could not store user-generated data. IBM has its own claim to the invention of an aspect of the device, based on a year-2000 confidential internal report written by one of its employees, Shimon Shmueli.

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

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Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.” One of the manufacturers speculated that our marketing model would outperform international auto shows that cost the car companies way too much money for little return. NDEW event in Upple Saddle River, New Jersey.